Christmas tree

In the early morning, the doves outside sing a lovely melody outside the window, in which the light of the sunrise beads into the empty bedroom of Oliver Rain. The young eager lad is up earlier than usual, busy making sure all the belongings are secure in the back of his rented 16 foot moving truck. Today is the day he set’s out for Los Angeles, a place to start anew, and find the real Oliver within himself. Having just enough money to cover one month’s rent, deposit, and some cushion…

New Years Eve is filled with tradition and celebration. For the last 8 years of my life I have spent my New Years Eve night with many of my closest friends. The first year we all celebrated together sparked a tradition that has only grown more intense each year. One custom in the southern regions of the United States eating black-eyed peas as a way to ensure good luck and prosperity throughout the year ahead. Although I am not from the South, many of my friends have families that are. The…

beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, is probably one of the best known Jewish holidays, not because of any great religious significance, but because of its proximity to Christmas. Many non-Jews and even many assimilated Jews, think of this holiday as the Jewish Christmas, adopting many of the Christmas customs, such as elaborate gift-giving and decoration. It is ironic that this holiday, which has its roots in a revolution against assimilation and the suppression of Jewish…

was time to dig him up. When children mysteriously begin to disappear and reindeer by the dozen are found dead, everyone starts to come to terms this isn't the Santa and his elves that we've always pictured. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale was a honorable film to the Christmas Horror genre, unlike most that involve a psychopath murder going after naughty people. Rare Exports had a genuine story that leads to marvelous things yet in the ending had me jaw dropped. Amusing scares that had me…

In the essay, A Remaining Christmas by Hilaire Belloc, the author makes the observation “Indeed, modern men who lack such things, lack sustenance, and our fathers who founded all those ritual observances were very wise.” This statement proves to be valid, not only in the context of the essay, but also in the context of modern life. The author, though writing from a time past, has stated a truth that is relevant to modern society. The observances he is mourning the loss of instilled a sense…

The angel at the top of our Christmas tree glistened as the tree was lit up. The lights were as if they were giving the tree a hug because of how it was wrapped. The presents were all different sizes, they were all different colors too. There were striped, zig zag, blue, green, and red. The longer I had looked at the presents…

Christmas Christmas is a special time of year. People all around the world enjoy the Christmas season. Some traditions are similar. Other traditions specific to the country. Australia and the United States share some traditions,however, other things are completely different. Many countries have different traditions.Some are exactly the same. Australia and the United States have many of the same traditions. For example they both have a tree but the one in Australia it is a gum tree and…

Christmas, the 25th of December, is the most important festival of the year. Celebrated by most countries in the world, Christmas is a time of shopping, taking a break from work, connecting with friends and family, and reflecting on the year. Though most Christians view it is a day in honor of God to remember and celebrate the birth of His Son, taking a closer look and an investigative perspective draws parallels with pagan customs practiced long before Christ was born. In this essay, I will…

up early. His mother promised him to place a Christmas tree. The kid had the impression that every year the Christmas tree shrunk. His father brought it home five years before when he was three years old. Then the tree seemed to be very tall… in that moment not anymore. Richard and his mom shook the tree after taking it out from the box. They kept the box in a closed place between festivities. Carefully and with enthusiasm started to decorate the tree, it was almost finished when his father…

home, Prince Albert had popularised the Christmas tree (Midgley) (Johnson). Previous to the 19th century, Christmas was not adored and cherished as it is today or in the Victorian era (Liebenson). In 1848, there was an infamous drawing depicting the Royal Family surrounding a decorated tree with ornaments and toys under the tree (Midgley). Not only did Prince Albert help to start the tradition of a tree in the house, he also would have decorated Christmas trees to schools in Windsor and to local…